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In a news article dated 11-7-05

Fennville
Fire damages duplex
Fennville firefighters were called to work early Sunday morning when a two-story duplex on East Main Street caught fire around 6:30 a.m.
The duplex owner was awakened by a smoke detector. He, his wife, and two tenants were able to get out of the residence safely.
"The structure is still standing, but as far as the house and the residents are concerned, they are probably at a total loss," said Fennville Fire Chief Stan Babbitt.
Babbitt said that although the cause of the fire is still under investigation, he believes it may have originated in the home's furnace.
While battling the blaze, a Fennville firefighter fell through a hole in the first floor and landed in the basement, where the fire began. He was uninjured, said Babbitt.
Firefighters from Saugatuck, Clyde Township, Hamilton and Ganges responded to the scene.

The highlighted part is the intresting part. The firefighter that fell through the floor, was ..... My husband. He neglected to tell me about this when he got home on Sunday. But then Monday, since this article came out in the paper, and it was getting around town already that it was Doug , he thought maybe he should tell me before I heard it from someone else.... Gee GREAT idea!! Good thing he did because I went into town to pay car insurance and the agent asked if Doug needed more life ins. He'd already heard about it on Sunday,, geez. I though he was just running the truck, since I had heard him on the radio via my scanner... he did that for awhile, but then packed up and went in.... He wonders why Ladder 49 isn't my favorite movie!!